South Africa finally declared the spate of food poisonings that have led to the death of more than 20 children this year national disaster. The deaths have been linked to food bought from township... 

The National Treasury plans to withhold funds from five municipalities over their unpaid water bills, with water boards currently owed R23.4-billion, more than 70% of which is four months overdue.... 

DRDGOLD’s R2.8-billion Tshedza hybrid electricity project in Ekurhuleni, comprising over 133 000 solar panels and 43 batteries, is providing the Ergo gold tailings retreatment operation with... 

City authorities in Shanghai, China, aim to convert the world’s busiest port into a centre of greener shipping. The target is to raise Shanghai’s low-carbon bunkering to over a million tons a year... 

China’s CMOC Group, the world’s leading cobalt producer, smashed through its full-year output target last quarter after a faster-than-expected production ramp-up that affected prices for the... 

While millions of Americans have already voted either in-person or through mail-in ballots ahead of the November 5 Presidential elections, there is still no indication of who will win. The margin... 

South Africa’s lack of grid investment is well documented, but it is by no means alone in needing to catch up. This month, the Indian government unveiled a plan to revamp its power grid to... 

The National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), which began trading on July 1, was officially launched on October 7. The entity is currently a subsidiary of Eskom Holdings, but will become... 

China’s embrace of electric vehicles, wind, solar power and now green hydrogen are seen as increasingly important to the success of global efforts to tackle climate change. A new report by the... 

Two of the world’s biggest cement producers, Holcim and CRH, have announced a $75-million investment into Sublime Systems, of the US, which has developed an electrochemical method of cement... 

Recent volatility in the iron-ore price, which sank below $90/t for the first time since 2022 earlier this month, reflects concern about the steel crisis in China. But there is also a more cautious... 

China plans to impose carbon-trading compliance obligations on steel, aluminium, and cement producers next year as the country extends its carbon market beyond power utilities. About 1 500... 

MINING VIBES: More than 950 exhibitors participated in the 2024 edition of the Electra Mining Africa exhibition, the highest number in the 52-year history of the biennial event. The showcase, which... 

Legislation has been approved opening the way for a new agency to develop and manage South Africa’s water infrastructure and attract financing for new projects. The Presidency says the State-owned... 

A bottle of bubbly being smashed against the side of the Sepelong, one of five new tugboats christened at a ceremony held at the Port of Durban earlier this month. The vessels form part of Transnet... 

Southern Africa’s El Niño-induced drought will mean that the region will need to import at least an additional three-million tons of maize in the coming months, the Famine Early Warning Systems... 

A new Rockefeller Foundation report warns that the world’s 72 most energy-poor nations, of which 44 are in Africa, will need to deploy 8 700 terawatt-hours of clean energy production yearly, or... 

Following is failed attempt to take over Anglo American in a deal primarily driven by copper, BHP has announced a joint venture with Lundin Mining to buy copper miner Filo. Besides each taking a... 

Zambia’s yearly copper production will grow more than 40% to 1 million tons in 2027, the country’s Finance Ministry has reported. Zambia’s copper output hit a 14-year low of 698 566 t in 2023 as... 

Germany’s H2Global has agreed to import green ammonia, produced from green hydrogen, from Egypt in a bid to accelerate Europe’s energy transition. H2Global will buy at least 259 000 t of the... 

This drone monitoring the oil palm fruits as they ripen is one of several technological solutions being deployed across Malaysian plantations that are seeking alternatives for some of the most... 

Four new Argentinian lithium projects are set to enter production in the coming months, which will almost double the country’s production capacity. Built on salt lakes nestled in the Andes... 

The global market for liquefied natural (LNG) gas faces supply uncertainty from factors including sanctions on Russian fuel, aging plants and attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, the International... 

The head of the Independent Power Producer Office, which oversees the public procurement of renewable energy, believes it is feasible to set up a similar agency to facilitate private investment in... 

Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) is sceptical about South Africa’s plans to produce electric vehicles for export to developed markets and is instead focusing on sustaining outlets for its internal... 

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is headquartered in Beijing, plans to invest $1-billion in projects across Africa, where only 4% of the $52-billion it has financed since its... 

An office to manage auctions of independent transmission projects could be set up at a leading South African development finance institution. Bloomberg reports that the Development Bank of Southern... 

The gold price is extremely sensitive to global developments and to newsflow, and the strong upward momentum in the price of the precious metal during 2024 has been underpinned by geopolitical... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that the reintroduction of a gasoline subsidy in Nigeria could consume almost half of the country’s projected oil revenue this year. President Bola... 

A revamped minerals-for-infrastructure deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China’s Sicomines is contingent on the price of copper. Under the new contract, DRC will get... 

There is a long way to go and there is much uncertainty, but the $39-billion bid by BHP for Anglo American certainly underlines the growing importance of copper not only to the mining majors but... 

Kumba Iron Ore reported a 10% fall in first quarter sales due to port equipment challenges. The Anglo American company reduced production by 2% to 9.3-million tons in line with its strategy to... 

Eskom and government are considering private and foreign options to fund a R390-billion expansion of the electricity grid as more renewable generation comes online. Bloomberg reports that talks are... 

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeanette Kagame, preparing to light the Rwandan genocide flame of hope, known as the ‘Kwibuka’ (Remembering), to commemorate the 1994 Genocide at the...